• 155: Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988)

  • Feb 18 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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155: Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988)

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  • If you only know Talk Talk for their ‘80s night staple “It’s My Life,” you might well wonder what an experimental weirdo like Mike is doing hosting an episode about them. However, if you know a little more about their strange and fascinating career trajectory, it makes perfect sense. The sparse, atmospheric Spirit of Eden couldn’t be more different from Talk Talk’s synth-pop origins or from anything else in the musical landscape of 1988, and it more or less doomed the band’s career when it came out, but the sound of rock music in the 21st century wouldn’t be the same without it. Listening to Spirit of Eden is an experience that’s almost impossible to relate by means of such quotidian devices as “words,” but Mike, Phil, Rich, and John are all going to try anyway.

    Cohosts: Mike DeFabio, Rich Bunnell, Phil Maddox, John McFerrin

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